Dr Kin Kee Chow

Academic and professional qualifications

2003 - PhD, Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2000 - MPhil, Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1998 - BEng (Hons), Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2017 - Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCLTHE), Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

Previous employment

2016 - Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
2010 - Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2005 - Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo, Japan
2003 - Postdoctoral Fellow, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2003 - Research Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Other academic service (administration and management)

Internal roles:
Programme Leader, Part-time Undergraduate Engineering Programmes

External roles:
Editorial Board of Nature Scientific Reports
Associate Editor of IET Electronics Letters and IEEE Access
Expert Reviewer of British Council Newton Fund and Newton Prize

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External examiner roles

PhD external examiner of Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
MSc external examiner of Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. 

Research expertise

Dr Kin Kee Chow is a Senior Lecturer in Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. He received his B. Eng. (Hons), M. Phil., and Ph. D. degrees in electronic engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, in 1998, 2000, and 2003, respectively. He was with Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo, Japan, as a Research Fellow, specialized in advanced fibre materials and structures as well as carbon nano-materials for applications in photonics areas. Prior to the current appointment, he was an Assistant Professor in School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member of IET, and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy. Dr Chow is also currently serving the editorial boards of a number of journals including Nature Scientific Reports, IET Electronics Letter, and IEEE Access.

Google Scholar:
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Academic collaborations

RCAST, University of Toyko, Japan
IIR, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
AIPT, Aston University, UK
Dept. of EE, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
School of EEE / School of SCBE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
School of ECE, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dept. of EEE, Auckalnd University of Technology, New Zealand

Publications

• Featured Works

  G. Ye, KK. Chow, B. Liu, M. Dai, Y. Ma, et al. T. Shirahata, S. Yamashita, SY. Set. (2023). L-band mode-locked fiber laser using all polarization-maintaining nonlinear polarization rotation. Optics Letters. 48(18), pp.4729-4732.

  KK. Chow (2017). CVD graphene based low pump threshold bidirectional mode-locked fibre laser. Electronics Letters. 53(16), pp.1127-1128.

  KK. Chow (2017). Low pump threshold CVD graphene based passively harmonic mode-locked fibre laser. Electronics Letters. 53(5), pp.330-331.

  KK. Chow (2017). Graphene enhanced fibre laser. Electronics Letters. 53(5), pp.291-291.

  YC. Tan, ZQ. Tou, KK. Chow, CC. Chan (2015). Graphene-deposited photonic crystal fibers for continuous refractive index sensing applications. Optics Express. 23(24), pp.31286-31294.

  YC. Tan, ZQ. Tou, V. Mamidala, KK. Chow, CC. Chan (2014). Continuous refractive index sensing based on carbon-nanotube-deposited photonic crystal fibers. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 202, pp.1097-1102.

  YC. Tan, WB. Ji, V. Mamidala, KK. Chow, SC. Tjin (2014). Carbon-nanotube-deposited long period fiber grating for continuous refractive index sensor applications. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 196, pp.260-264.

• Journal articles

  G. Ye, KK. Chow, B. Liu, M. Dai, Y. Ma, et al. T. Shirahata, S. Yamashita, SY. Set. (2023). L-band mode-locked fiber laser using all polarization-maintaining nonlinear polarization rotation. Optics Letters. 48(18), pp.4729-4732.

  M. Zhang, IC. Lam, A. Kumar, KK. Chow, PHJ. Chong (2018). Optical Environmental Sensing in Wireless Smart Meter Network. AIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering. 2(3), pp.103-116.

  KK. Chow (2017). CVD graphene based low pump threshold bidirectional mode-locked fibre laser. Electronics Letters. 53(16), pp.1127-1128.

  KK. Chow (2017). Low pump threshold CVD graphene based passively harmonic mode-locked fibre laser. Electronics Letters. 53(5), pp.330-331.

  KK. Chow (2017). Graphene enhanced fibre laser. Electronics Letters. 53(5), pp.291-291.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2016). Amplified spontaneous emission pulses for high-power supercontinuum generation. Journal of Engineering. 3,

  YC. Tan, ZQ. Tou, KK. Chow, CC. Chan (2015). Graphene-deposited photonic crystal fibers for continuous refractive index sensing applications. Optics Express. 23(24), pp.31286-31294.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2015). High fundamental-repetition-rate bound solitons in carbon nanotube-based fiber lasers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 27(8), pp.867-870.

  Y. Yang, M. Loeblein, SH. Tsang, KK. Chow, EHT. Teo (2014). Three-dimensional graphene based passively mode-locked fiber laser. Optics Express. 22(25), pp.31458-31465.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2014). Dark pulse generation in fiber lasers incorporating carbon nanotubes. Optics Express. 22(24), pp.29708-29713.

  WB. Ji, YC. Tan, B. Lin, SC. Tjin, KK. Chow (2014). Nonadiabatically Tapered Microfiber Sensor With Ultrashort Waist. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 26(22), pp.2303-2306.

  YC. Tan, ZQ. Tou, V. Mamidala, KK. Chow, CC. Chan (2014). Continuous refractive index sensing based on carbon-nanotube-deposited photonic crystal fibers. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 202, pp.1097-1102.

  YC. Tan, WB. Ji, V. Mamidala, KK. Chow, SC. Tjin (2014). Carbon-nanotube-deposited long period fiber grating for continuous refractive index sensor applications. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 196, pp.260-264.

  V. Mamidala, RI. Woodward, Y. Yang, HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2014). Graphene-based passively mode-locked bidirectional fiber ring laser. Optics Express. 22(4), pp.4539-4546.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2014). Operation-Switchable Bidirectional Pulsed Fiber Laser Incorporating Carbon-Nanotube-Based Saturable Absorber. IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 20(5),

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2014). Enhanced stability of dispersion-managed mode-locked fiber lasers with near-zero net cavity dispersion by high-contrast saturable absorbers. Optics Letters. 39(1), pp.150-153.

  JH. Wong, HH. Liu, HQ. Lam, S. Aditya, J. Zhou, et al. PH. Lim, KEK. Lee, K. Wu, KK. Chow, PP. Shum. (2013). Photonic generation of microwave waveforms with wide chirp tuning range. Optics Communications. 304(1), pp.102-106.

  HH. Liu, Y. Yang, KK. Chow (2013). Enhancement of thermal damage threshold of carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber by evanescent-field interaction on fiber end. Opt Express. 21(16), pp.18975-18982.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2013). Flat super‐continuum generation using carbon‐nanotube‐based modelocked laser and normal dispersion photonic crystal fibre. Electronics Letters. 49(16), pp.1020-1021.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, SY. Set (2013). Carbon-nanotube-based passively Q-switched fiber laser for high energy pulse generation. Optics & Laser Technology. 45(1), pp.713-716.

  WB. Ji, HH. Liu, SC. Tjin, KK. Chow, A. Lim (2012). Ultrahigh Sensitivity Refractive Index Sensor Based on Optical Microfiber. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 24(20), pp.1872-1874.

  KK. Chow (2012). High average power super-continuum generation using 1 [micro sign]m noise burst and highly-nonlinear photonic crystal fibre. Electronics Letters. 48(13), pp.781-781.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, SY. Set (2010). Four-wave-mixing-based wavelength conversion using a single-walled carbon-nanotube-deposited planar lightwave circuit waveguide. Opt Lett. 35(12), pp.2070-2072.

  KK. Chow, M. Tsuji, S. Yamashita (2010). Single-walled carbon-nanotube-deposited tapered fiber for four-wave mixing based wavelength conversion. Applied Physics Letters. 96(6),

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita (2009). Four-wave mixing in a single-walled carbon-nanotube-deposited D-shaped fiber and its application in tunable wavelength conversion. Opt Express. 17(18), pp.15608-15613.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, YW. Song (2009). A widely tunable wavelength converter based on nonlinear polarization rotation in a carbon-nanotube-deposited D-shaped fiber. Opt Express. 17(9), pp.7664-7669.

  KK. Chow, K. Kikuchi, T. Nagashima, T. Hasegawa, S. Ohara, et al. N. Sugimoto. (2007). Four-wave mixing based widely tunable wavelength conversion using 1-m dispersion-shifted bismuth-oxide photonic crystal fiber. Opt Express. 15(23), pp.15418-15423.

  CH. Kwok, SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Lin (2007). Photonic crystal fibre based all-optical modulation format conversions between NRZ and RZ with hybrid clock recovery from a PRZ signal. IET Optoelectronics. 1(1), pp.47-53.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2006). All-optical wavelength multicasting with extinction ratio enhancement using pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a dispersion-flattened nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 12(4), pp.838-842.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2006). All-optical RZ-to-NRZ data format conversion using spectral broadening effect in a dispersion-shifted fiber. Optics Communications. 263(2), pp.152-155.

  KK. Chow, Y. Takushima, C. Lin, C. Shu, A. Bjarklev (2006). Flat super-continuum generation based on normal dispersion nonlinear photonic crystal fibre. Electronics Letters. 42(17), pp.989-989.

  CH. Kwok, SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, et al. A. Bjarklev. (2005). Widely tunable wavelength conversion with extinction ratio enhancement using PCF-based NOLM. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 17(12), pp.2655-2657.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). Extinction ratio improvement by pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a dispersion-flattened nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. Opt Express. 13(22), pp.8900-8905.

  . Zhaoxin Wang, . Chinlon Lin, . Kin-Kee Chow, . Yuen-Ching Ku, A. Bjarklev (2005). Wavelength-tunable dispersion-imbalanced loop mirror based on dispersion-flattened high-nonlinearity photonic crystal fiber and its application in suppression of the incoherent interferometric crosstalk. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 17(9), pp.1911-1913.

  SH. Lee, K. Chow, C. Shu (2005). Spectral filtering from a cross-phase modulated signal for RZ to NRZ format and wavelength conversion. Opt Express. 13(5), pp.1710-1715.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, . Chinlon Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). Polarization-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing in a dispersion-flattened nonlinear photonic Crystal fiber. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 17(3), pp.624-626.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2004). External-pump-free polarization-insensitive wavelength converter with fast wavelength switching using orthogonal pumps four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 10(5), pp.1197-1202.

  K. Chow, C. Shu (2004). All-optical signal regeneration with wavelength multicasting at 6x10 Gb/s using a single electroabsorption modulator. Opt Express. 12(13), pp.3050-3054.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2003). Polarisation-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter using polarisation-diversified SOA fibre-ring laser (vol 39, pg 96, 2003). ELECTRONICS LETTERS. 39(25), pp.1873-1873.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2003). Erratum: Polarisation-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter using polarisation-diversified SOA fibre-ring laser (Electron. Lett. (2003) 39 1 (96-97)). Electronics Letters. 39(25),

  KK. Chow, YM. Yang, C. Shu, HF. Liu (2003). Optical control of period doubling in a gain-switched Fabry–Perot laser diode and its application in all-optical clock division. IEE Proceedings - Optoelectronics. 150(3), pp.239-245.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu (2003). All-optical wavelength conversion with multicasting at 6×10 Gbit∕s using electroabsorption modulator. Electronics Letters. 39(19), pp.1395-1395.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, HF. Liu (2003). All-optical control of clock frequency division using injection-locked Fabry–Perot laser diode. Electronics Letters. 39(15), pp.1136-1136.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2003). Polarisation-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter using polarisation-diversified SOA fibre-ring laser. Electronics Letters. 39(1), pp.96-96.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2002). Widely tunable wavelength converter using a double-ring fiber laser with a semiconductor optical amplifier. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 14(10), pp.1445-1447.

  KK. Chow, MWK. Mak, C. Shu, HK. Tsang (2002). Widely tunable all-optical wavelength converter using a fiber ring cavity incorporating a semiconductor optical amplifier. Optics Communications. 203(1-2), pp.101-106.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu (2001). Fast spectral improvement in picosecond pulses generated from a DFB laser diode using a loosely coupled external cavity. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 13(4), pp.373-375.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, HF. Liu (2001). Low-power optical control of period doubling in injection-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode. Electronics Letters. 37(7), pp.429-429.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu (2000). Spectrally resolved analysis of fast tuning in single-mode pulses generated from mutually injection-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diodes. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 12(11), pp.1444-1446.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu (2000). Switching dynamics between single-mode and dual-mode pulse emissions from a self-seeded laser diode. Applied Physics Letters. 76(3), pp.276-278.

• Chapters in books

  KK. Chow (2013). Carbon nanotube-based nonlinear photonic devices. In: Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene for Photonic Applications. Elsevier, pp.220-238.

  KK. Chow (2012). Carbon Nanotubes and Their Applications. Q. Zhang. In: Carbon Nanotubes and Their Applications. Jenny Stanford Publishing, pp.549-563.

  KK. Chow (2011). Nonlinear optical properties of carbon nanotubes and their applications. In: Carbon Nanotubes and their Applications. pp.549-563.

• Conferences

  G. Ye, KK. Chow, M. Dai, T. Shirahata, S. Yamashita, et al. SY. Set. (2023). All-Polarization-Maintaining L-Band Fiber Ring Laser Mode-Locked by Nonlinear Polarization Rotation. In: 2023 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference/2023 International Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (ACP/POEM). Wuhan, China, 4/11/2023.

  R. Pitwon, F. Ferreira, IA. Kallepalli, KK. Chow, A. Erdentug (2018). Welcome to the first IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP). In: 2018 IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP). 12/12/2018.

  KK. Chow, IC. Lam (2018). Carbon Nanotubes Deposited Optical Fibers for Continuous Refractive Index Sensing Applications. In: 2018 IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP). 12/12/2018.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2017). Investigation of spectral filtering effect on stability of dispersion-managed mode-locked fiber lasers. In: 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR). 31/7/2017. pp.1-3.

  M. Zhang, KK. Chow, PHJ. Chong Optical fibre-based environmental sensors utilizing wireless smart grid platform. In: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. London, United Kingdom, 27/3/2017.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2017). Investigation of spectral filtering effect on stability of dispersion-managed mode-locked fiber lasers. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2015). Amplified spontaneous emission pulses for high power supercontinuum generation. In: 2015 10th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing (ICICS). 2/12/2015.

  SR. Yemineni, HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2015). Carbon-nanotube-based passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser for broadband supercontinuum generation. In: 2015 10th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing (ICICS). Singapore, SINGAPORE, 2/12/2015.

  JY. Huang, YC. Tan, KK. Chow (2015). Carbon-nanotube-deposited multi-mode fiber cavity for refractive index sensing applications. In: 2015 10th International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing (ICICS). Singapore, SINGAPORE, 2/12/2015.

  Y. Yang, HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2015). All-normal-dispersion dissipative soliton ytterbium-doped fiber laser with multilayer graphene saturable absorber. In: 2015 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC). Reston, VA, 4/10/2015. pp.234-235.

  YC. Tan, JY. Huang, KK. Chow (2015). Continuous refractive index sensing based on carbon-nanotube-deposited joint single-mode multi-mode fiber segment. In: 2015 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC). Reston, VA, 4/10/2015. pp.343-344.

  YC. Tan, ZQ. Tou, V. Mamidala, KK. Chow, CC. Chan (2014). Carbon-nanotube-deposited photonic crystal fiber for refractive index sensing. In: SPIE Proceedings. Santander, SPAIN, 2/6/2014.

  Y. Yang, KK. Chow (2013). Optical pulse generation using multi-layered graphene saturable absorber. In: 2013 9th International Conference on Information, Communications & Signal Processing. Tainan, TAIWAN, 10/12/2013.

  HH. Liu, Y. Yang, KK. Chow (2013). A low-loss carbon-nanotube-based linear cavity fiber laser for high energy pulse generation. In: CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO_SI 2013.

  HH. Liu, Y. Yang, KK. Chow (2013). A Low-Loss Carbon-Nanotube-Based Linear Cavity Fiber Laser for High Energy Pulse Generation. In: CLEO: 2013. San Jose, CA, 2013.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2012). Optically-driven deposition of carbon nanotubes on erbium-doped fibers for short-cavity passively mode-locked fiber lasers. In: 2012 Photonics Global Conference (PGC). Singapore, SINGAPORE, 13/12/2012.

  Y. Yang, HH. Liu, KK. Chow (2012). Optical deposition of nano carbon materials for fiber-based saturable absorbers. In: 2012 Photonics Global Conference (PGC). Singapore, SINGAPORE, 13/12/2012.

  HH. Liu, CC. Yap, D. Tan, KK. Chow, BK. Tay (2011). Direct synthesis of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes for fiber-based devices. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. pp.670-672.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow, MB. Chan-Park (2011). Bright, dark, multiple optical pulses generation using a carbon-nanotube-deposited fiber device. In: IEEE Photonic Society 24th Annual Meeting. Arlington, VA, 9/10/2011. pp.57-+.

  HH. Liu, KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, SY. Set (2011). High energy pulse generation using a carbon-nanotube-deposited fiber device. In: 16th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, OECC 2011. pp.442-443.

  HH. Liu, JH. Wong, KK. Chow, PP. Shum (2010). Carbon-nanotube-based passively mode-locked fiber laser for supercontinuum generation. In: 2010 Photonics Global Conference. 14/12/2010.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita (2010). Self-phase modulation based optical regeneration of 10 Gb/s, 1.8 ps RZ signal using carbon nanotube device. In: Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO/QELS 2010.

  S. Yamashita, A. Martinez, K. Kee Chow (2010). Carbon nanotube photonics. In: Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO/QELS 2010.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita (2010). Self-phase Modulation based Optical Regeneration of 10 Gb/s, 1.8 ps RZ Signal using Carbon Nanotube Device. In: 2010 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO) AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER SCIENCE CONFERENCE (QELS). San Jose, CA, 16/5/2010.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, SY. Set (2010). Carbon-Nanotube-Deposited PLC Waveguide for Four-Wave Mixing based Wavelength Conversion. In: 2010 CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION OFC COLLOCATED NATIONAL FIBER OPTIC ENGINEERS CONFERENCE OFC-NFOEC. San Diego, CA, 21/3/2010.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, SY. Set (2010). Carbon-Nanotube-Deposited PLC Waveguide for Four-Wave Mixing based Wavelength Conversion. In: Optical Fiber Communication Conference. 2010.

  S. Yamashita, A. Martinez, KK. Chow (2010). Carbon nanotube photonics. In: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010. San Jose, CA, 2010.

  KK. Chow, A. Martinez, K. Zhou, I. Bennion, S. Yamashita (2009). Nonlinear polarization rotation in a carbon nanotubes-filled micro-slot fiber device for all-optical wavelength conversion. In: 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009.

  KK. Chow, M. Tsuji, S. Yamashita (2009). Four-Wave Mixing based Wavelength Conversion in a Carbon Nanotubes Deposited Tapered Fiber. In: 2009 35TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL COMMUNICATION (ECOC). Vienna, AUSTRIA, 20/9/2009.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita (2009). High average power super-continuum generation in a 1-meter bismuth-oxide fiber using a 1.5-µm ASE noise burst. In: 2009 14th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference. Hong Kong, PEOPLES R CHINA, 13/7/2009. pp.544-545.

  S. Yamashita, A. Martinez, KK. Chow (2009). Application of carbon nanotubes for mode-locked fiber lasers and nonlinear devices. In: 2009 14th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference. Hong Kong, PEOPLES R CHINA, 13/7/2009. pp.810-811.

  KK. Chow, A. Martinez, K. Zhou, I. Bennion, S. Yamashita (2009). Nonlinear Polarization Rotation in a Carbon Nanotubes-filled Micro-Slot Fiber Device for All-Optical Wavelength Conversion. In: 2009 CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND LASER SCIENCE CONFERENCE (CLEO/QELS 2009), VOLS 1-5. Baltimore, MD, 2/6/2009. pp.1441-+.

  KK. Chow, S. Yamashita, YW. Song (2009). Nonlinear Polarization Rotation in a Carbon Nanotubes Deposited D-shaped Fiber for Widely Tunable Wavelength Conversion. In: Optical Fiber Communication Conference and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. San Diego, CA, 2009. pp.2451-+.

  KK. Chow, C. Lin (2008). Photonic Crystal Fibers for Nonlinear Signal Processing. In: OFC/NFOEC 2008 - 2008 Conference on Optical Fiber Communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. San Diego, CA, 24/2/2008. pp.1461-+.

  KK. Chow, K. Kikuchi, T. Nagashima, T. Hasegawa, S. Ohara, et al. N. Sugimoto. (2007). Widely Tunable Wavelength Conversion by Four-Wave Mixing in 1-m Dispersion-Shifted Bismuth-Oxide Photonic Crystal Fiber. In: OFC/NFOEC 2007 - 2007 Conference on Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. 25/3/2007.

  KK. Chow, K. Kikuchi, T. Nagashima, T. Hasegawa, S. Ohara, et al. N. Sugimoto. (2007). Widely tunable wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing in 1-m dispersion-shifted bismuth-oxide photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Lin (2006). Applications of Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) in Nonlinear Signal Processing. In: COIN-NGNCON 2006 - The Joint International Conference on Optical Internet and Next Generation Network. 9/7/2006. pp.26-30.

  KK. Chow, C. Lin (2006). Applications of Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) in Nonlinear Signal Processing. In: 2006 THE JOINT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL INTERNET (COIN) AND NEXT GENERATION NETWORK (NGNCON). Jeju Isl, SOUTH KOREA, 9/7/2006. pp.14-18.

  CH. Kwok, SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu, . Chinlon Lin, et al. A. Bjarklev. (2006). Polarization-insensitive all-optical wavelength multicasting by self-phase-modulation in a photonic-crystal fiber. In: 2006 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. 21/5/2006.

  KK. Chow, Y. Takushima, Y. Mizuno (2006). High average power super-continuum generation using a 1-μm ASE noise source. In: 2006 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. 21/5/2006.

  KK. Chow, Y. Takushima, . Chinlon Lin, C. Shu, A. Bjarklev (2006). Flat supercontinuum generation in a dispersion-flattened nonlinear photonic crystal fiber with normal dispersion. In: 2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. Anaheim, CA, 5/3/2006. pp.2466-+.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2006). All optical RZ to NRZ format conversion using phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2006). All-optical signal regeneration based on pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2006). All-optical pulse compression and reshaping by spectral filtering from self-phase modulation in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  Z. Wang, C. Lin, KK. Chow, YC. Ku, A. Bjarklev (2006). Nonlinear suppression of incoherent interferometric crosstalk with dispersion imbalanced loop mirror using dispersion-flattened high-nonlinearity photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin (2005). All Optical ASK to DPSK Format Conversion Using Cross-Phase Modulation in a Nonlinear Photonic Crystal Fiber. In: 2005 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics. pp.1579-1580.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2005). All-Optical Clock Component Extraction from NRZ Data Signals Using Self-Phase Modulation in a Dispersion-Shifted Fiber. In: 2005 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics. pp.1560-1561.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-Optical Signal Regeneration with Wavelength Multicasting using Pump-Modulated Four-Wave Mixing in a Nonlinear Photonic Crystal Fiber. In: 2005 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics. pp.871-872.

  CH. Kwok, KK. Chow, C. Shu, . Chinlon Lin (2005). All-Optical Sampling System using Nonlinear Optical Loop Mirror with Soliton Self-Frequency Shifted Control Pulses. In: 2005 Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics. pp.1358-1359.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical pulse compression and reshaping by spectral filtering from self-phase modulation in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS). pp.839-841.

  Z. Wang, C. Lin, KK. Chow, YC. Ku, A. Bjarklev (2005). Nonlinear suppression of incoherent interferometric crosstalk with dispersion imbalanced loop mirror using dispersion-flattened high-nonlinearity photonic crystal fiber. In: Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS). pp.1687-1689.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2005). All optical RZ to NRZ format conversion using phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. In: Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS). pp.1783-1785.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical signal regeneration based on pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS). pp.1717-1719.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical signal regeneration with wavelength multicasting using pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: 2005 PACIFIC RIM CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS. Tokyo, JAPAN, 11/7/2005. pp.475-476.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2005). All-optical clock component extraction from NRZ data signals using self-phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. In: 2005 PACIFIC RIM CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS. Tokyo, JAPAN, 11/7/2005. pp.925-926.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu, CL. Lin (2005). All optical ASK to DPSK format conversion using cross-phase modulation in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: 2005 PACIFIC RIM CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS. Tokyo, JAPAN, 11/7/2005. pp.944-945.

  CH. Kwok, KK. Chow, C. Shu, CL. Lin (2005). All-optical sampling system using nonlinear optical loop mirror with soliton self-frequency shifted control pulses. In: 2005 PACIFIC RIM CONFERENCE ON LASERS AND ELECTRO-OPTICS. Tokyo, JAPAN, 11/7/2005. pp.775-776.

  CH. Kwok (2005). Widely tunable wavelength conversion with extinction ratio enhancement using PCF based NOLM. In: 31st European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2005). pp.291-292.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical pulse compression and reshaping by spectral filtering from self-phase modulation in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2005). All optical RZ to NRZ format conversion using phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical signal regeneration based on pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2005). All optical RZ to NRZ format conversion using phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical signal regeneration based on pump-modulated four-wave mixing in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, C. Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical pulse compression and reshaping by spectral filtering from self-phase modulation in a nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  Z. Wang, C. Lin, KK. Chow, YC. Ku, A. Bjarklev (2005). Nonlinear suppression of incoherent interferometric crosstalk with dispersion imbalanced loop mirror using dispersion-flattened high-nonlinearity photonic crystal fiber. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  SH. Lee, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2005). All-optical ASK to ASK/DPSK orthogonal code format conversion using cross-phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. In: CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005..

  . Zhaoxin Wang, . Chinlon Lin, . Kin-Kee Chow, . Yuen-Ching Ku, A. Bjarklev (2005). Nonlinear Suppression of Incoherent Interferometric Crosstalk with Dispersion Imbalanced Loop Mirror using Dispersion-Flattened High-Nonlinearity Photonic Crystal Fiber. In: 2005 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference.

  KK. Chow, C. ShuI, . Chinlon Lin, A. Bjarklev (2005). All-optical wavelength multicasting using four-wave mixing in a dispersion-flattened nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. In: CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005..

  KK. Chow, C. Shu (2004). All-optical signal regeneration with wavelength multicasting using an electroabsorption modulator. In: OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series. pp.1249-1251.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2004). External-pump-free widely tunable wavelength converter using a double-ring fiber laser incorporating a semiconductor optical amplifier. In: OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series. pp.1253-1255.

  SW. Chan, KK. Chow, C. Shu (2003). Spectral filtering from a self-phase modulated signal for all-optical pulse compression and reshaping. In: 2003 IEEE LEOS ANNUAL MEETING CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, VOLS 1 AND 2. TUCSON, AZ, 27/10/2003. pp.113-114.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MWK. Mak, HK. Tsang (2001). Widely tunable wavelength converter using a double-ring fiber laser incorporating a semiconductor optical amplifier. In: LEOS 2001: 14TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE IEEE LASERS & ELECTRO-OPTICS SOCIETY, VOLS 1 AND 2, PROCEEDINGS. SAN DIEGO, CA, 11/11/2001. pp.85-86.

  HK. Tsang, MW. Mak, C. Shu, KK. Chow, FF. Tong (2001). <title>All-optical wavelength conversion using active semiconductor devices</title>. In: SPIE Proceedings. DENVER, CO, 21/8/2001. pp.93-100.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, HF. Liu (2001). All-optical control of clock division using an injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode. In: Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Postconference Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37170). 11/5/2001. pp.524-525.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu, MF. Liu (2001). All-optical control of clock division using an Injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode. In: Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.

  KK. Chow, C. Shu (1999). Dynamics of wavelength switching between single-mode and dual-mode oscillations of a self-seeded laser diode. In: Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS. pp.724-725.

Invited papers

Invited papers and presentations:

"Functionalized Optical Fibre Sensors for Real-Time Environmental Monitoring Applications", The 11th International Conference on Queueing Theory and Network Applications (QTNA 2016), Wellington, New Zealand, December 2016.

“Carbon nano-material based fiber devices for laser and sensor applications”, IEEE International Conference on Photonics (ICP), Sarawak, Malaysia, 2016.

“Carbon nano-material based soliton fiber lasers”, Optical Science of Dynamically-correlated Electrons in Semiconductors (DYCE) Asia Workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 2013.

“Photonic crystal fibers for nonlinear signal processing”, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC), San Diego, USA, 2008.

“Applications of photonic crystal fibers for nonlinear signal processing applications”, Conference on Optical Internet (COIN), Jeju, Korea, 2006.

Invited roundtable discussions

Recent invited research seminars:

"Carbon nanotube and graphene photonics for fibre sensor and laser applications", Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand, December 2016.

Conference organisation

Recent roles:

Organizing Committee, The 1st IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP 2018), London, UK, 2018.

Technical Program Committee, The 1st IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP 2018), London, UK, 2018. 

Technical Program Committee, The 7th Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS 2018), Shimane, Japan, 2018. 

Publicity & Social Media Chair, 3rd EAI International Conference on Smart Grid Inspired Future Technologies (SMARTGIFT 2018), Auckland, New Zealand, 2018.

Publicity Co-Chair and Technical Program Committee, 2nd EAI International Conference on Smart Grid Inspired Future Technologies (SMARTGIFT 2017), London, United Kingdom, March 2017.

Technical Program Committee, The 11th International Conference on Queueing Theory and Network Applications (QTNA 2016), Wellington, New Zealand, December 2016.

Finance Chair, The 10th International Conference on Information, Communications & Signal Processing (ICICS 2015), Singapore, December 2015.

Expert reviewer for journals and publishers

Frequent reviewer of:

IEEE Sensors Journal
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology
IEEE Access
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
OSA Optics Express
OSA Optics Letters
OSA Applied Optics
OSA Optical Materials Express
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
MDPI Sensors
JSAP Applied Physics Express (APEX)

Grants

2019-2021
"New initiatives of joint research on indoor air quality monitoring applications based on advanced optical fibre sensor technologies", Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, UK

2017-2020
"Surface Engineering Functionalized Optical Fibre Sensors for Real-Time Selective Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds", Faculty of Science and Engineering PhD scholarship project, Manchester Met, UK

2016
Engineering and Materials Research Centre Award, Manchester Met, UK

2014-2017
“Towards Mid-infrared Optical Fiber Based Super-continuum Generation”, principal investigator, funded by Ministry of Education, Singapore

2014-2017
“Bandgap Engineering of Large Area 2D h-BCN for Thermal and Optical Tuning Applications”, co-principal investigator, funded by Ministry of Education, Singapore

2013-2014
“Cold Transfer of Carbon Nano-Structures on Optical Fibers for Thermal and Optical Absorption”, principal investigator, funded by Ministry of Defence, Singapore

2013-2014
“Development of Wavelength-Selectable High Average Power Super-Continuum Source”, principal investigator, funded by Ministry of Defence, Singapore

2011-2014
“Nonlinear Optical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Applications”, principal investigator, funded by Ministry of Education, Singapore

2010-2013
“Novel Devices for Optical Communications Applications”, principal investigator, funded by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Consultancy and advisory roles

Senior Member Review Panelist, IEEE

Patents

"Portable optical adaptor to digital camera for fundus imaging"
Application number: WO2013162471, filing date: 27 Nov 2014

Media appearances or involvement

“Graphene enhanced fibre laser," feature article by IET Electronics Letters
http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/el.2017.0555 

“First carbon-nanotube-based optical component for wavelength conversion,” Newsbreak reported by US magazine Laser Focus World
http://www.laserfocusworld.com/articles/2010/06/first-carbon-nanotube-based.html

Prizes and awards

2017 - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK
2017 - Elsevier Recognized Reviewer Award
2016 - Nomination of Finalist, Nanyang Education Award, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2010 - Elevated to IEEE Senior Member
2010 - Best Paper Award, Photonics Global Conference 2010, Singapore
2006-2008 - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship
2004 - Young Scientist Award, Hong Kong Institition of Science
2003 - Honorary Mentioning of PhD Thesis, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2000, 2002 - Outstanding Tutor Awards (received twice), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
1998-2003 - Full scholarships for MPhil and PhD studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Expert reviewer for external funding bodies

Expert Reviewer of British Council Newton Fund
Expert Reviewer of British Council Newton Prize

Editorial board membership

Editorial Board, Nature Scientific Reports
Associate Editor, IEEE Access
Associate Editor, IET Electronics Letters
Associate Editor, AIMS Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Editor, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems

Membership of professional associations

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK
Senior Member of IEEE, USA
Member of IET, UK